Destroyer of Worlds
Destroyer of Worlds was a title applied to individuals accused of and objects that had the power to cause global destruction.
As early as their second incarnation, the Doctor knew that the Daleks had also given them the epithet "Ka Faraq Gatri", (COMIC: Bringer of Darkness [+]Loading...["Bringer of Darkness (comic story)"]) which translated as "Destroyer of Worlds". (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"]) or possibly, "Nice guy, if you're a biped". (PROSE: Continuity Errors [+]Loading...["Continuity Errors (short story)"]) He had been awarded the name upon orchestrating the destruction of the Dalek home planet Skaro in his seventh incarnation, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) though the Daleks also used it prior to Skaro's destruction. (COMIC: Bringer of Darkness [+]Loading...["Bringer of Darkness (comic story)"])
Romana II was named the Destroyer of Worlds by Cassandra and accepted the mantle after lowering the transduction barrier on an alternative Gallifrey and wiping out the Vampires, knowing that the True Lords were likely dead. (AUDIO: Annihilation [+]Loading...["Annihilation (audio story)"])
Mr Smith noted that a telekinetic energiser such as MITRE could become a Destroyer of Worlds "in the right hands, with the right mind." (TV: The Lost Boy [+]Loading...["The Lost Boy (TV story)"])
Davros "forever" branded the Tenth Doctor as "the Destroyer of Worlds". (TV: Journey's End [+]Loading...["Journey's End (TV story)"]) A record of this was preserved by the Testimony and shown to the First Doctor. (TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"])
Captain Tybo of the 1005th Judoon Guard noted that Androvax, who was wanted for twelve counts of global destruction, was a Destroyer of Worlds. (TV: Prisoner of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)"])
In an attempt to intimidate John, K9 Mark 2 proclaimed "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." (TV: The Custodians [+]Loading...["The Custodians (TV story)"])
